Kamehameha Schools Overview

Kamehameha Schools (KS) is a private charitable trust endowed by the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the great-granddaughter and last direct descendant of King Kamehameha I. The trust’s mission is to improve the capability and well-being of Hawaiians through ... Read more

Kamehameha Schools – Why Work For Us?

Kamehameha Schools (KS) is a private charitable educational trust endowed by the will of Hawaiian Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884), the great-granddaughter and last direct descendant of King Kamehameha I.

During her lifetime, Princess Pauahi witnessed the rapid decline of the Hawaiian population. With that decline came a challenge to preserve the Hawaiian language and culture she held dear.

The princess knew that education would be key to the survival of her people, so in an enduring act of aloha, she left them a precious gift upon her passing – 375,000 acres of ancestral land. She instructed the trustees of her estate to use the land to educate her people. Today, her endowment supports an educational system that serves thousands of Hawaiian learners in Hawai‘i and across the nation.

Our educational mission

The mission of Kamehameha Schools is to improve the capability and well-being of Hawaiians through education. We achieve our mission by operating an educational system serving over 6,900 students of Hawaiian ancestry at K-12 campuses on O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i island, and at 31 preschool sites statewide.

We also extend our educational reach into the community to serve over 40,000 additional learners annually through a range of programs and community collaborations. These efforts include community charter school support and literacy enhancement programs for public school children, making KS the largest private contributor to Hawai‘i’s public school system.

Approximately 98 percent of the support for our educational programs comes from our endowment fund. Program tuition and fees are nominal, and the majority of students receive financial aid or scholarships.

To ensure that the endowment continues to provide educational opportunities to our people in perpetuity, KS takes a long-term approach to its investments and practices prudent management of its trust spending. By policy, we target our annual educational spending at 4 percent of the endowment’s value to balance the needs of the current generation of with those of the future.

Our lands

As Hawai‘i’s largest private landowner, KS is responsible for the stewardship of over 365,000 acres of land on Hawai‘i island, Maui, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu and Kaua‘i.

A small fraction of Princess Pauahi’s lands are in commercial real estate and properties. Over 358,000 acres of the trust’s lands are dedicated to conservation and agriculture. We actively support diversified agriculture and protect and enhance natural and cultural resources on our lands. We also cultivate an extensive array of land-based cultural education programs through the expertise and commitment of numerous community collaborators.

Our future

Our work and energy at Kamehameha Schools is guided by innovative strategic plans that map out the direction of our educational and stewardship efforts in the years to come. Our plans include countless opportunities to broaden and deepen Kamehameha’s impact on the wellbeing of our people through KS programs and with the assistance of dedicated individuals, groups and organizations who share our educational mission.

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Kamehameha Schools offers a complement of benefits to its regular employees:

Staff activitiesKamehameha Schools believes that healthful and morale-building activities contribute toward maintaining and improving successful staff performance on the job. KS organizes and sponsors ocassional programs from time to time for the voluntary participation of its employees. Such events may include social get-togethers, fitness/exercise sessions, such as aerobics, team sports, etc., Huaka‘i (educational field trip), classes or workshops, community events, etc.

Civic and community serviceKamehameha Schools is committed to being a contributing member of our community. To that end, KS encourages and supports staff members in their individual civic and community service efforts. There are also several opportunities each year for staff members to get involved in KS projects that serve others. Staff members must seek approval from their supervisors to participate.

Applied online, got an interview. Two thirds fit questions one third questions about Hawaii. Pretty much they'll only hire you if you're from Hawaii. My suggestion would be add a few apostrophe's to your last name if you want to work there.

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